Yet another nightmare scenario of terrorism in a major city is playing out in real time..
Social media reports indicated all the news first. Then terror attack news blanketed the major airwaves across the world..
The situation at hand:
Militants drove a van at high speed into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing revelers on the street and in bars in the nearby Borough Market area on Saturday night in what authorities described as a terrorist attack.
Armed police rushed to the scene where shots were heard and authorities urged Londoners on Twitter to “run, hide, tell” if they were caught in the attack.
Witnesses described a van speeding into several pedestrians on London Bridge and then a knife-wielding man sprinting towards a bar packed with revellers enjoying a Saturday night out.
Italian photographer Gabriele Sciotto, who was watching the Champions League final at the Wheatsheaf pub in Borough Market, said he saw three men being shot just outside the pub.
Donald Trump tells London ‘we are with you’ after terror attack..
One eyewitness account: Waitress was targeted and stabbed in the neck during attack..
